African Americans and Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Review Article

Table 2

Facilitators and barriers to walking as a form of exercise.

Walking facilitators	Walking barriers
Familiar faces and neighbors	Vacant lots/houses (38%)
People walking, biking, or jogging	Vegetation overgrowth (38%)
Smiling, friendly people
Quiet, peaceful surroundings	Trash/litter (38%)
Meaningful buildings/statues	History of criminal victimization (38%)
Parks	Criminal activity in neighborhood (28.5%)
Gardens, trees, and shade	Broken/overgrown sidewalks (24%)
Beauty/scenery	Afraid of loose dogs (28.5%)

Note. This table was based on data from the Gallagher et al. study [63].